Malayalam
Range: 0D00–0D7F
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0D00

Malayalam

0D002

0D13

0D61

0D32

0D23

0D33

0D71

$ൢ ൲
0D62

0D42

0D72

$ൣ ൳
0D63

0D43

0D73

ൕ

൵0D55

0D75

0D14

0D15

0D24

0D25

0D34

0D44

ആ ഖ ദ ശ $െ ൖ ൦ ൶
0D16

0D26

0D36

0D46

0D56

0D66

0D76

ഇ ഗ ധ ഷ $േ $ൗ ൧ ൷
0D17

0D27

0D37

ഈഘ ന സ
0D18

0D28

0D38

0D47

0D19

0D29

0D57

0D67

0D77

$ൈ ൘ ൨ ൸
0D48

ഉ ങ ഩ ഹ

0D58

0D68

0D78

൙ ൩ ൹
0D59

0D39

0D69

0D79

ഊ ച പ ഺ $ൊ ൚ ൪ ൺ
0D1A

0D2A

0D3A

0D4A0D5A

0D6A

0D7A

ഋ ഛ ഫ $ ഻ $ോ ൛ ൫ ൻ
0D1B

0D2B

0D3B

0D4B

0D5B

0D6B

0D7B

ഌ ജ ബ $഼ $ൌ ൜ ൬ ർ
0D5C

0D6C

0D7C

0D3C

0D4C

ഝ ഭഽ

$് ൝ ൭ ൽ

0D2D

0D3D

0D4D

0D1C

0D1D

0D2C

0D5D

0D6D

0D7D

എ ഞ മ $ാ ൎ ൞ ൮ ൾ
0D0E

0D1E

0D2E

0D3E

0D4E

0D5E

0D6E

0D7E

ഏ ട യ $ി ൥ ൟ ൯ ൿ
0D0F

104

ൡ ൱

0D41

0D35

DF

0D22

0D70

അ ക ഥ വ

0D0CE

0D60

0D74

0D0B

C

ൠ ൰

0D40൴0D0AB

0D12

0D7

0D54

0D09

A

0D31

0D6

ഄ ഔ ത ഴ $ൄ ൔ0D08

90D30$ഃ ഓ ണ ള $ൃ0D07

80D5$ം ഒ ഢ ല $ൂ

0D06

70D20

0D21

0D05

60D10

ഡ റ $ു

0D04

50D4

0D01

0D03

40D3$ഁ
0D02

30D2$ഀ ഐ ഠ ര $ീ
0D00

10D1

0D7F

0D1F

0D2F

0D3F

0D4F

0D5F

0D6F

0D7F

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0D00

Malayalam

0D4C

0D29

ഩ MALAYALAM LETTER NNNA
• scholarly use only
പ MALAYALAM LETTER PAഫ MALAYALAM LETTER PHA
ബ MALAYALAM LETTER BA
ഭ MALAYALAM LETTER BHA
മ MALAYALAM LETTER MA• also used to denote the fraction one eightieth(kaani)യ MALAYALAM LETTER YA
ര MALAYALAM LETTER RAറ MALAYALAM LETTER RRA
ല MALAYALAM LETTER LAള MALAYALAM LETTER LLA
ഴ MALAYALAM LETTER LLLA= zha
വ MALAYALAM LETTER VA
ശ MALAYALAM LETTER SHA= soft sha
ഷ MALAYALAM LETTER SSA= sha
സ MALAYALAM LETTER SAഹ MALAYALAM LETTER HA
ഺ MALAYALAM LETTER TTTA
• scholarly use only

Various signs0D00 $ഀ MALAYALAM SIGN COMBINING ANUSVARA
ABOVE
0D01 $ഁ MALAYALAM SIGN CANDRABINDU
0D02 $ം MALAYALAM SIGN ANUSVARA• used in Prakrit language texts to indicate
gemination of the following consonant
0D03 $ഃ MALAYALAM SIGN VISARGA
0D04 ഄ MALAYALAM LETTER VEDIC ANUSVARA
Independent vowels
0D05 അ MALAYALAM LETTER A
0D06 ആ MALAYALAM LETTER AA
0D07 ഇ MALAYALAM LETTER I
0D08 ഈ MALAYALAM LETTER II
0D09 ഉ MALAYALAM LETTER U
0D0A ഊ MALAYALAM LETTER UU
0D0B ഋ MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC R
0D0C ഌ MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC L
0D0D " <reserved>
0D0E എ MALAYALAM LETTER E
0D0F ഏ MALAYALAM LETTER EE
0D10 ഐ MALAYALAM LETTER AI
0D11 " <reserved>
0D12 ഒ MALAYALAM LETTER O
0D13 ഓ MALAYALAM LETTER OO
0D14 ഔ MALAYALAM LETTER AUConsonants
Alternate romanizations are shown as aliases for some lettersto clarify their identity.
0D15 ക MALAYALAM LETTER KA
0D16 ഖ MALAYALAM LETTER KHA
0D17 ഗ MALAYALAM LETTER GA
0D18 ഘ MALAYALAM LETTER GHA
0D19 ങ MALAYALAM LETTER NGA
0D1A ച MALAYALAM LETTER CA= cha0D1B ഛ MALAYALAM LETTER CHA= chha
0D1C ജ MALAYALAM LETTER JA
0D1D ഝ MALAYALAM LETTER JHA
0D1E ഞ MALAYALAM LETTER NYA= nha
0D1F ട MALAYALAM LETTER TTA= ta
0D20 ഠ MALAYALAM LETTER TTHA
= tta
0D21 ഡ MALAYALAM LETTER DDA= hard da
0D22 ഢ MALAYALAM LETTER DDHA
= hard dda
0D23 ണ MALAYALAM LETTER NNA= hard na
0D24 ത MALAYALAM LETTER TA= tha
0D25 ഥ MALAYALAM LETTER THA= ttha
0D26 ദ MALAYALAM LETTER DA= soft da
0D27 ധ MALAYALAM LETTER DHA= soft dda
0D28 ന MALAYALAM LETTER NA

0D2A
0D2B
0D2C
0D2D
0D2E
0D2F
0D30
0D31
0D32
0D33
0D34
0D35
0D36
0D370D38
0D39
0D3A

Variant shape viramas
0D3B $഻ MALAYALAM SIGN VERTICAL BAR VIRAMA
0D3C $഼ MALAYALAM SIGN CIRCULAR VIRAMA
Addition for Sanskrit
0D3D ഽ MALAYALAM SIGN AVAGRAHA= praslesham
Dependent vowel signs
0D3E $ാ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN AA
0D3F $ി MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN I
0D40 $ീ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN II
0D41 $ു MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN U0D42 $ൂ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN UU
0D43 $ൃ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R
0D44 $ൄ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC RR
0D45 " <reserved>
0D46 $െ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN E• stands to the left of the consonant
0D47 $േ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN EE• stands to the left of the consonant
0D48 $ൈ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN AI• stands to the left of the consonantTwo-part dependent vowel signs
These vowel signs have glyph pieces which stand on bothsides of the consonant; they follow the consonant in logicalorder, and should be handled as a unit for most processing.
0D4A $ൊ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN O≡ 0D46 $െ 0D3E $ാ
0D4B $ോ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN OO≡ 0D47 $േ 0D3E $ാ
0D4C $ൌ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN AU• archaic form of the /au/ dependent vowel→ 0D57 $ൗ malayalam au length mark≡ 0D46 $െ 0D57 $ൗ

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0D4D

Virama
0D4D $്

Malayalam

MALAYALAM SIGN VIRAMA= candrakkala (the preferred name)= vowel half-uDot reph
0D4E ൎ MALAYALAM LETTER DOT REPH
• not used in reformed modern Malayalam
orthography
Measurement symbol
0D4F ൥ MALAYALAM SIGN PARA
• used historically to measure rice
Additional historic chillu letters
0D54 ൔ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU M
0D55 ൕ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU Y
0D56 ൖ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU LLL
Dependent vowel sign
0D57 $ൗ MALAYALAM AU LENGTH MARK
• used alone to write the /au/ dependent vowel
in modern texts→ 0D4C $ൌ malayalam vowel sign au
Minor fractions
Some minor fractions are represented by letters.
The fraction one three-hundred and twentieth "muntiri" isdenoted by the syllable "pta" (0D2A 0D4D 0D24).
0D58 ൘ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE ONE-HUNDREDAND-SIXTIETH= arakaani
0D59 ൙ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE FORTIETH= aramaa
0D5A ൚ MALAYALAM FRACTION THREE EIGHTIETHS= muunnukaani
0D5B ൛ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE TWENTIETH= orumaa
0D5C ൜ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE TENTH= rantumaa
0D5D ൝ MALAYALAM FRACTION THREE TWENTIETHS= muunnumaa
0D5E ൞ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE FIFTH= naalumaa

0D6A
0D6B0D6C
0D6D
0D6E
0D6F

0D7F

൪൫൬൭൮൯

MALAYALAM DIGIT FOUR
MALAYALAM DIGIT FIVE
MALAYALAM DIGIT SIX
MALAYALAM DIGIT SEVEN
MALAYALAM DIGIT EIGHTMALAYALAM DIGIT NINE

Malayalam numerics
0D70 ൰ MALAYALAM NUMBER TEN
0D71 ൱ MALAYALAM NUMBER ONE HUNDRED
0D72 ൲ MALAYALAM NUMBER ONE THOUSANDFractions
0D73 ൳ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE QUARTER= kaal→ A830 ⁄1 north indic fraction one quarter
0D74 ൴ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE HALF= ara→ A831 ⁄1 north indic fraction one half
0D75 ൵ MALAYALAM FRACTION THREE QUARTERS= mukkaal→ A832 ⁄3 north indic fraction three quarters
0D76 ൶ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE SIXTEENTH= maakaani
0D77 ൷ MALAYALAM FRACTION ONE EIGHTH= arakkaal
0D78 ൸ MALAYALAM FRACTION THREE SIXTEENTHS= muntaani
Date mark0D79 ൹ MALAYALAM DATE MARKChillu letters
0D7A ൺ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU NN
0D7B ൻ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU N
0D7C ർ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU RR• historically derived from the full letter ra• also used for chillu r
0D7D ൽ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU L• historically derived from the full letter ta• used for chillu t and chillu d0D7E ൾ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU LL
0D7F ൿ MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU K

Additional historic vowel
0D5F ൟ MALAYALAM LETTER ARCHAIC II
Additional vowels for Sanskrit
0D60 ൠ MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC RR
0D61 ൡ MALAYALAM LETTER VOCALIC LLDependent vowels
0D62 $ൢ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC L
0D63 $ൣ MALAYALAM VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC LL
ReservedFor viram punctuation, use the generic Indic 0964 and 0965.
0D64 " <reserved>→ 0964 । devanagari danda
0D65 " <reserved>→ 0965 ॥ devanagari double dandaDigits
0D66 ൦
0D67 ൧
0D68 ൨
0D69 ൩106

MALAYALAM DIGIT ZEROMALAYALAM DIGIT ONE
MALAYALAM DIGIT TWO
MALAYALAM DIGIT THREE
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